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Llandough Primary

Primary · ages 3-11Council184 pupilsNurseryPenarthVale of Glamorgan
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance93.1%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families16%
Pupils with additional learning needs7%
Pupils on roll184
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher17.1

Llandough Primary is a council school in Penarth for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 184 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Dochdwy Road, Llandough, Penarth, CF64 2QD029 2070 2835All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Results

Wales stopped publishing results for individual primary schools in 2019, so there are none to show. Attendance, pupil numbers and staffing below come from the Welsh Government's My Local School.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Vale of Glamorgan council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll184
Pupils from low-income families16%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils learning English9%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils41%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 9 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals15.7%16.1%14.6%13.0%10.6%9.5%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)6.8%13.8%15.8%14.8%19.3%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language8.5%9.9%23.2%15.7%13.8%15.6%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils41.2%41.4%40.3%37.1%35.4%39.8%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% of the time. Across primary schools in Wales it was 92.8%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance93.1%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.5%95.5%20192023: 92.0%92.0%20232024: 92.0%92.0%20242025: 93.1%93.1%2025
Since 2019: -2.4%

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£5,3962025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7383,73820202021: 3,9223,92220212022: 3,9913,99120222023: 4,2664,26620232024: 4,4804,48020242025: 4,8764,87620252026: 5,3965,3962026
Since 2020: +1,658

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £282 less than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m26512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate71 per 1,000 people22% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop110 mCwrt Dochdwy, 16 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ysgol Pen Y GarthCouncil0.6 miles320Estyn, no gradeCompare
Cogan Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles221Estyn, no gradeCompare
Fairfield Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles266Estyn, no gradeCompare
Dinas Powys Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles460Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Paul's C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales1.1 miles225Estyn, no gradeCompare
Victoria Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles453Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Joseph's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.2 miles217Estyn, no gradeCompare
Albert C.P. SchoolCouncil1.2 miles439Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Llandough Primary a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Llandough Primary yet.

How many pupils does Llandough Primary have?

184 pupils aged 3 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Dochdwy Road, Llandough, Penarth, CF64 2QD
Telephone
029 2070 2835
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Ward
Llandough
Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401110 · School number 6732149
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “184” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “15.7” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from